Monument record MDO19643 - East Weare salt pool, Portland

Extant. ‘Salt Pool' shown on maps of 1800, 1828, 1832 and 1841. One of two ? One pool is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 and 2009 to the north of Grove Point.

Extant. ‘Salt Pool' shown on maps of 1800, 1828, 1832 and 1841. One of two ? (1-4)

One pool of those described above in (1-4) is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs of 1946 and 2009 to the north of Grove Point. The pond is located on the coast and is sub-rectangular in shape. It measures approximately 26 m by 18 m and is surrounded by an earthen bank. (5-6) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).

<1> F Webb and Co Salisbury, 1800, A Map of the Isle of Portland (Map). SDO10235.

<2> Wyld, J, 1828, Plan of the Island of Portland in the County of Dorset (Map). SDO10236.

<3> Roger Hopkins and Sons, 1832, Plan of Grove and Easton area of Portland, showing proprietors of quarry lands (Map). SDO10237.

<4> 1841, Portland Tithe Map (Map). SDO10253.

<5> Royal Air Force, 04-NOV-1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1824 3228-9 (Aerial Photograph). SDO13044.

<6> XX-XXX-2009, Google Earth (Aerial Photograph). SDO12705.

Record last edited

Sep 6 2024 4:33PM